“Thus, it should be understood that when pro-US figures use the term, 'rules-based international order,' they are not referring to anything analogous to the rule of law. Quite the opposite, they are using Orwellian language to describe a system in which essentially no rules can be established and/or observed, given that the dominant state has the prerogative to violate and/or rewrite “rules” at its whim.” Aaron Good, American Exception
07 March 2020
The Dollar and Gold Diverging
"People can die from an excessive dose of the truth, you know.”
Ariel Dorfman, Death and the Maiden
“Your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
"It's probably early days, but now might be the time to start taking precautions against a 2008 class event in the financial markets. I would suggest it might arrive anytime between now and July 2020."
Jesse, Le Cafe Americain, 24 July 2018
"My cyclical calculations and trend forecasts suggest that July 2020 may be a decisive, if not pivotal, period in our time."
